Words Derived From Latin Roots

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agenda, n.

Back 1

a list, outline, or plan of things to be done

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agile, adj

Back 2

mentally quick, alert

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alienate, vb

Back 3

hostile, to make unfriendly

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altercation, n

Back 4

quarrel, argument

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amiable, adj.

Back 5

friendly, sociable

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amateur, n

Back 6

lacking experience. Pursuing something for love, and not as a profession.

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animated, adj.

Back 7

alive

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equanimity, n.

Back 8

calmness

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inalienable, adj.

Back 9

incapable of being surrendered or transfered

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inanimate, adj.

Back 10

lacking liveliness

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magnanimous, adj.

Back 11

noble, generous

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reactionary, adj.

Back 12

relating to, or favoring

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aqua, adj.

Back 13

water

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aquaculture, n.

Back 14

cultivation of the natural produce of water (pearls, shellfish)

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aqueous, adj.

Back 15

of, relating to, or resembling water.
Made from, with, or by water

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armada, n

Back 16

a fleet of warships, a large force or group usually of moving things.

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armature, n.

Back 17

an organ or structure for offense or defense.

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armistice, n.

Back 18

temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement between opponents

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artifact, n.

Back 19

something created by humans especially for a practical purpose

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artifice, n.

Back 20

clever or artful skill.

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artisan, n.

Back 21

craftsman

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millennium, n.

Back 22

a period of 1000 yrs. period of great happiness or human perfection. The 1000 yrs mentioned in Revelation during which Christ is to reign on earth.

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perennial, adj.

Back 23

present at all seasons of the year. persistant, enduring

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superannuated, adj.

Back 24

disqualified for active duty by advanced age.

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antebellum, adj.

Back 25

before the war- more specifically before Civil War

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audit, vb.

Back 26

formal, often periodic examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation.

Also taking a class without credit

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auditory, adj.

Back 27

of, relating to, or experienced through hearing

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avian, adj.

Back 28

of, relating to, or derived from birds.

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aviary, n

Back 29

a place for confining birds.

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avionics, n

Back 30

electronics designed for use in aerospace vehicles

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bellicose, adj.

Back 31

favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars.

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belligerency, n

Back 32

the state of being at war or in conflict

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benefactor, n

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someone that makes a gift or bequest

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beneficiary, n.

Back 34

one that benefits from something

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benign, adj.

Back 35

gracious; showing kidness and gentleness

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inaudible, adj.

Back 36

incapable of being heard; not able to hear

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accession, n.

Back 37

increase by something added

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bona fide, n.

Back 38

made with earnest intent: sincere

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bonanza, n.

Back 39

something valuable, profitable, or rewarding.

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bounteous, adj.

Back 40

giving or disposed to give freely.

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capitulation, n.

Back 41

document containing the terms of surrender.

to surrender, to give up, or give in.

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carnage, n.

Back 42

massive slaughter- massacre.

corpses, especially those killed in battle

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carnivorous, adj.

Back 43

flesh-eating

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incarnate, adj.

Back 44

invested with bodily nature and form

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intercede, vb.

Back 45

to plead on another's behalf

to act as a mediator in a dispute

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precedent, noun and adj.

Back 46

adj.- exist, happened before

n- law.
act or instance that can be used as an example in dealing with a subsequent case

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recapitulation, n.

Back 47

a concise review

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reincarnation, n.

Back 48

rebirth of the soul in another body.